Disarm cops, arm retail workers
A few christmases ago I worked at a grocery store on Xmas eve, there was only 2 cashiers maybe plus 4 self checkouts. We closed at 5 and at 5 there was a line wrapping from the front all the way down the aisles.
My store manager WENT THROUGH MY LINE said something like “Man this looks rough” and FUCKING LEFT.
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Correct, you need an effective deterrent. Xmas is retail hell even for grocery stores. Nobody is banging down the doors on black Friday but it gets overwhelming.